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Kathleen Rose Johnson
Associate Professor of Earth System Science
Earth System Science
kathleen.johnson@uci.edu
(949) 824-6174, 1060
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Researches climate change in the deep past, looking at ancient chemicals preserved in caves in places like Laos in order to reconstruct past climates.
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Climate, Minorities in STEM
Roberto Pelayo
Associate Teaching Professor of Mathematics
Mathematics
rcpelayo@uci.edu
Pelayo leads Latinx education outreach at Physical Sciences. "I have partnered with the Latinx resource center to create this thing, it’s entirely in Spanish, called 'Mermeladas de Estudio.' It’s Spanish for “study jams,” he said.
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Minorities in STEM

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The Arctic’s greening, but it won’t save us

The Arctic is getting greener as the climate warms — but it’s not greening fast enough to absorb very much carbon dioxide, Boston University and UC Irvine scientists find.

Apr 29, 2021
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Can something the size of a few washing machines find the biggest thing in the Universe?

UCI physicists have designed and built a new particle detector called FASER that could lift the veil on one of the Universe’s most enduring mysteries.

Dec 7, 2020
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UCI scientists decrypt key HIV transmission pathways

Understanding how HIV propagates in the body could help with the development of new treatments for the disease it causes — AIDS.

Apr 8, 2021
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Press Releases

UCI-led astronomers capitalize on early access to James Webb Space Telescope data
Advanced instruments aid in development of coherent picture of extragalactic nucleus.
Nov 14, 2022
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Decarbonization leads to more equable air quality in California
UCI study shows how climate mitigation options would affect health of various communities.
Oct 11, 2022
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A Nobel journey
Nobel laureate David MacMillan, Ph.D. ’96, (right) visits UCI in May, enabling a reunion with his Ph.D. advisor Larry Overman, UCI Distinguished Professor emeritus, and Vy Dong, UCI professor of chemistry, who was advised by MacMillan at UC Berkeley and the California Institute of Technology.
Oct 6, 2022
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